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On 25 September 2017, Ambassador of China to The Bahamas Mr. Huang Qinguo and his wife Madame Zheng Chuncao held a reception celebrating the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Prof. Fan Yong and Dr. Chase, the Bahamian and Chinese co-directors of the Confucius Institute at the University of the Bahamas attended the reception as honorable guests at the invitation of the Chinese embassy.
The Honorable Brent Symonette, Minister of Financial Services, trade and Industry and Immigration, the Honorable Renward Wells, Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources, the Honorable Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Halson Moultrie, Speaker of the House of Assembly, together with over 200 diplomats, local Chinese, employees of Chinese enterprises, and other Bahamian friends attended the reception.
At the reception, Ambassador Huang Qinguo had a cordial conversation with Prof. Fan and Dr. Chase. He spoke highly of the contribution made by the Confucius Institute to the friendship between China and the Bahamas and wished a brighter future for the development of the Confucius Institute at the University of the Bahamas.